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21. The British Defence of Egypt, 1935-40

    Conflict and Crisis in the Eastern Mediterranean

    By Steve Morewood

    Series: Military History and Policy

    A comprehensive and challenging analysis of the British defence of Egypt, primarily against fascist Italy, in the critical lead-up period to the Second World War. Culminating in the decisive defeat of the Italian military threat at Sidi Barrani in December 1940, this is a fascinating new...

    Published November 24th 2004 by Routledge
22. Writing the Great War

    Sir James Edmonds and the Official Histories, 1915-1948

    By Andrew Green

    Series: Military History and Policy

    Begun within months of the war's outbreak, and not completed for a further 33 years, the writing of the Official Histories of World War I was a venture of unprecedented scale and complexity.Who, then, was responsible for producing such an enterprise? Did it aim to inform or did it have darker...

    Published August 11th 2004 by Routledge
23. Lloyd George and the Generals

    2nd Edition

    By David R. Woodward

    Series: Military History and Policy

    The frustrating stalemate on the western front with its unprecedented casualties provoked a furious debate in London between the civil and military authorities over the best way to defeat Germany. The passions aroused continued to the present day. The mercurial and dynamic David Lloyd George stood...

    Published August 31st 2003 by Routledge
24. Command and Control in Military Crisis

    Devious Decisions

    By Harald Hoiback

    Series: Military History and Policy

    Harald Hoiback's study focuses upon two events - the 1918 Allied meeting at Doullens when the Allies ceded control to an officer, and the Norwegian decision in 1940 to leave control in the hands of a colonel which led to the Nazi invasion....

    Published March 31st 2003 by Routledge
25. British General Staff

    Reform and Innovation

    Edited by David French, Brian Holden Reid

    Series: Military History and Policy

    The essays that comprise this collection examine the development and influence of the British General Staff from the late Victorian period until the eve of World War II. They trace the changes in the staff that influenced British military strategy and subsequent operations on the battlefield....

    Published October 29th 2002 by Routledge
26. The Boer War

    Direction, Experience and Image

    Edited by John Gooch

    Series: Military History and Policy

    This collections of essays by leading British and South African scholars, looking at the Boer War, focuses on three aspects: how the British Military functioned; the role of the Boers, Afrikaners and Zulus; and the media presentation of the war to the public....

    Published November 2nd 2000 by Routledge
27. Military Training in the British Army, 1940-1944

    From Dunkirk to D-Day

    By Dr Timothy Harrison Place, Timothy Harrison Place

    Series: Military History and Policy

    In this study, the author traces the reasons for the British Army's tactical weakness in Normany to flaws in its training in Britain. The armour suffered from failures of experience. Disagreements between General Montgomery and the War Office exacerbated matters....

    Published October 10th 2000 by Routledge
28. Allenby and British Strategy in the Middle East, 1917-1919

    By Matthew Hughes

    Series: Military History and Policy

    Examines British military, political and imperial strategy in the Middle East during and immediately after the First World War, in relation to General Allenby's command of the Egypt Expeditionary Force from June 1917 to November 1919....

    Published May 30th 1999 by Routledge